
Online Game Challenge - Comparing Game
This month’s online game challenge is a fun and simple Comparing Game! Suitable for 3 years and up, this challenge requires your little one to listen and decide whether it is the same tune being played. This game trains your ear and memory to listen out for differences in the tunes and to be more sensitive to pitch changes! Each balloon has a specific tune, so click on each of them and listen very carefully! Some differences are obvious, while others are not so obvious, and t


Little Music Makers: Make a Christmas Tambourine
It’s the holiday season and we’re feeling the itch to get crafty and make something special! Christmas songs like Jingle Bells are already playing in shopping malls, stores and cafes, and so we thought, why not let’s make our very own snowflake tambourine that jingles? We were excited about the idea and got to it right away! Making your own snowflake tambourine is simple to make and it’s perfect for parent-child bonding time! The materials needed include: 2 paper plates White


7 Games to Train Your Child’s Listening Skills
Being a good listener is something that requires practice. Unlike hearing which is about the sounds that you hear, listening is different because it requires your child to pay full attention and understand what someone is saying. This is a good skill to train because it can help them to enrich their understanding of the world and other people through their experiences. For young children, training listening skills can be achieved through games that encourage attentive listeni


4 Fun and Easy Ways to Introduce Music To Your Child
Do you want to introduce music to your child but are not sure how or if it is the right time to start lessons proper? Start by bringing music into your everyday lives at home! Studies have shown that children who are exposed to music AND actively participate in music activities from a young age forge strong neural pathways that give them a mental advantage. Parts of the brain associated with math and logical thinking, reading and emotional wellbeing are stimulated; motor skil

10 Best Educational Music Apps For Your Child That Are Free!
Over the course of teaching, we have used many different music apps to use with our students. Here are 10 of our favourite music apps that are free (yay!) For Sound Composition and Exploration: 1. Falling Stars This app is created by Trident gum (so weird we know) and so addictive! Any composition / sound scape you create on this app sounds professionally done! We also love the use of nature in this app - so calming. Recommended age group - 6 years and up 2. Singing Fingers S